Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] [pron] out [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to keep my feelings under control and remember that all these people were mostly helping us out of the goodness of their hearts , but sometimes it was difficult . |
| 2 | But though this hope might be enough for some who were actually to lift themselves out of the working class , and perhaps also for a greater number who never got beyond dreaming of success as they read Samuel Smiles 's Self-Help ( 1859 ) or similar handbooks , it was perfectly evident that most workers would remain workers all their lives , and indeed that the economic system required them to do so . |
| 3 | A boy opposite me was obviously working something out in his head . |
| 4 | He was just marrying her out of ambition — how many more times did she have to remind herself of that ? |
| 5 | She was always seeking him out for one of her little chats . |
| 6 | ( The country was still sorting itself out after the Election . ) |
| 7 | Josie said that she did n't usually get in until around six , but that there were a few extra jobs that she wanted to finish off ; Lucy had the feeling , but did n't say so , that the main point of the exercise was probably to get her out of the way before the slender red-haired woman arrived home . |
| 8 | She was probably making something out of nothing . |
| 9 | It was how to work everything out for her guests , herself and her family . |